Think you know Hunger Games’? Take this quiz

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The quiz, based on Suzanne Collins' book, might not be as difficult as winning the Hunger Games. But some of the questions rely on trivia from the text, and these are designed to be challenging.

When Katniss Everdeen shoots her first arrow in the movie version of "The Hunger Games," fans of Suzanne Collins' book series hope to breathe a sigh of relief.

It's been about four years since the publication of the first novel in Collins' futuristic trilogy; readers have grown to love and admire her characters and the storyline in the meantime.

The film, set for national release on Friday, has been eagerly anticipated and hotly debated by those who care about Katniss - the books' scrappy, self-reliant heroine - and her journey through the dangerous world of Panem.

Will actress Jennifer Lawrence do justice to the complex role of Katniss?

Will screen action be vivid and violent during the Hunger Games, a contest that requires young "tributes" to fight each other to the death?

Will the special effects dazzle or fizzle when Katniss transforms into the Girl on Fire?

Will director Gary Ross correctly evoke the romantic triangle that involves Katniss with Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson), a gentle baker's son competing in the Games, and Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth), a fleet-footed hunter from the Seam?

"Hunger Games" fans have their fingers crossed for satisfying answers to these questions and more.

We'll have to wait until Friday to see if the movie remains faithful to the book, and makes an exciting, emotional transition from page to screen.

For now, though, it's time to test your knowledge of "The Hunger Games" as Collins intended it.

The quiz below, based on her initial book, might not be as difficult as winning the Games. But some of the questions rely on trivia from the text, and these are designed to be challenging.

Break out your copy of "The Hunger Games" to answer them, if you must. Or rely on Katniss-like daring, devotion and memory.

3: From what age to what age are children required to participate in the reaping?

4: Who gives Katniss the mockinjay pin to wear during the Hunger Games?

5: Katniss tells Peeta a story about the happiest day of her life. What is she doing in it? A. Buying a goat for her sister, Prim. B. Mastering the use of a bow and arrow. C. Listening to her father sing.

6: Katniss forms an alliance with Rue for three reasons. What are they?

7. What is Foxface's home district? A. District 1. B. District 10. C. District 5

8: How does Katniss get the Gamemakers' attention during her private session with them?

9: Cinna's personal style isn't flamboyant, but he does one thing to accord with Capitol fashions. What is it?

10: What gesture do people in District 12 use to indicate thanks, admiration, love and goodbye?

11: Peeta has a talent for camouflage. Where did he learn his art skills?

12: Katniss suffers a lasting injury during the Games. What is it?

13: Peeta kills someone by accident during the Games. Who does he kill and how does he do it?

14: How can the Gamemakers always find Katniss in the arena? A. With hovercraft. B. With cameras. C. With a tracking device.

15: How did Haymitch win the Games when he was a tribute? Use information only from Book One of the "Hunger Games" trilogy.

16: What does Rue love most in the world? A. Her brothers and sisters. B. Music. C. Mockingjays.

17: What is Katniss' first gift from her sponsors during the Games? A. Bread. B. Water. C. Medicine.

18: Katniss disobeys Haymitch's orders and retrieves a bow and arrows from the Cornucopia. True or false?

19: What is Katniss' final and loving tribute to Rue? A. She covers Rue's body with wildflowers. B. She salutes her, in the old way used in District 12. C. She does both of these things.

20: What is the name of "the world's ugliest cat"? A. Buttercup. B. Petunia. C. Glimmer.

21: How many tributes die before nightfall on the first day of the Games?

22: When Katniss kills Cato, why is it an act of mercy?

23: What does Greasy Sae put in her winter specialty?

24: Katniss makes an enemy during the Hunger Games, and realizes it only afterward. Who is that enemy?

Bonus 1: There are 24 questions before this one. Why is the number 24 significant to "The Hunger Games?"

Bonus 2: In the movie version of "The Hunger Games," someone else gives the mockingjay pin to Katniss. Who does that in the film?

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1: A genetically altered animal, bred by the Capitol as a weapon.

2: B

3: 12 to 18.

4: Madge, the mayor's daughter.

5: A

6: She's a survivor. Katniss trusts her. She reminds Katniss of Prim.

7: C

8: She shoots an arrow at a pig on their banquet table, skewering the apple in its mouth.

9: He wears metallic gold eyeliner.

10: They touch the three middle fingers of their left hand to their lips, then hold out it out in a salute.

11: Frosting cakes at his family's bakery.

12: She blows out the hearing in her left ear.

13: Peeta kills Foxface. He gathered poison berries for food, thinking they were safe. Foxface stole them and ate them.